COVID-19 Return to SchoolCalled Board MeetingJune 29, 2020

Return Overview

Reopening 2020-2021 School Year

Face-to-Face

All students & staff will report in our traditional face-to-face

structure for instruction & work with modified social distancing &

cleaning practices in place.

Virtual Option

Students in grades 1-12 will have an Individual Remote Learning

and Full-time Fulton Virtual option.

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Masks / PPE– Masks required for employees – reusable masks– Masks expected for students riding school buses– Masks strongly encouraged for students at school– Additional PPE in clinics and when serving medically fragile students

Wellness / Healthy Hygiene– Leadership will review and respond to official guidance from local, state,

and federal government agencies– Hand sanitizing stations installed in school hallways– Hand-washing and sanitizing throughout the day– Paper towel dispensers installed in bathrooms– Restricted use of water fountains / encouraged use of water bottles

Public Health Signage / Reinforce Expectations– Signage throughout facilities regarding healthy hygiene– Reminders regarding prevention and expected behaviors– Notices – Stay at home if sick– Messages provided in English and Spanish (at specified locations) 3

Health and Safety Protocols

Enhanced Facility Cleaning– Improved routine cleaning and disinfecting of facilities by custodians– Safe and effective cleaner provided to all teachers and office staff to use on

high touch surfaces throughout the day– Response protocols in place for facilities impacted by COVID-19– Rental agreements reflect District standards and expectations

Physical Barriers in Key Locations– Physical partitions placed in select locations – front desk / media center– Isolation room and other school clinic partitions

Improved Bus Safety– PPE for bus drivers including masks and face shields– Assigned student seating to improve loading and unloading– Safe and effective cleaner provided for high touch surfaces after each run– Buses disinfected after the morning and afternoon routes– Sanitizing station affixed to the bus frame– Student masks expected / social distancing cannot be achieved on buses– Parents may opt to transport students through other methods 4

Health and Safety Protocols

Health Services– All persons who are sick will be expected to stay at home– All persons who become sick will be sent home immediately– All persons reporting to the clinic will have their temperature taken– Updated response protocols for students and staff who become sick during

the school / workday– Updated guidelines to care for and manage students in clinics– All schools will have a room to isolate symptomatic persons– Team serves as the point of contact with local and state public health

School Nutrition– Parents will be expected to pay for meals online– Some students will eat in classrooms using a grab and go model / social

distancing within the cafeteria– Pre-order meals will be available for parent pick-up for digital and remote

learners as well as quarantined students

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Health and Safety Protocols

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Instruction and School ExpectationsInstruction– Increased use of digital resources during face-to-face– Compact standards to make-up for learning loss related to

closure– Increased focus on teacher training for both live & digital

learning practices– Implement targeted social and emotional supports– Building a bank of prerecorded lessons

School Logistics– Assemblies limited to smaller groups of students and

information will be broadcasted live for students in classrooms– Space desks and tables in classrooms to improve social

distancing– Stagger class changes– Arrival and dismissal procedures will be updated– Limit distribution of school lockers– Mask down zones in classrooms– Visitors will be restricted

Technology– Distribute devices to students in grades 3-12 and hotspots as

neededThere will be recess, specials, connections,

band, chorus, orchestra, art and PE.

Individual RemoteGrades 1-8

Students stay enrolled at their home school

Full-Time Fulton Virtual Grades 9-12

Students stay enrolled at their home school and register for the virtual program at Independence or McClarin

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Individual Remote and Full-Time Fulton Virtual Instruction

A semester long commitment

Registration begins on June 30 and closes on July 17 www.fultonschools.org/enrollment

District provides devices and hotspots as needed

No extracurriculars or high school athletics

Individual Remote Full-Time Fulton Virtual

Grades 1-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12• Parents will be

supported with training• Students provided

manipulatives and print texts

• No specials courses• The ES Learning

platform includes Microsoft Teams, Seesaw, I-Ready, Illuminate, and Class Link.

• Students can take accelerated curriculum

• Course catalog of 45 courses

• The MS Learning platform includes Edgenuity, Microsoft Teams, I-Ready, Illuminate, and Class Link.

• Students register for virtual classes

• Course catalog of 80 courses

• 24 Advanced Placement classes through Georgia Virtual School

• The HS platform includes Edgenuity, Microsoft Teams, Illuminate, and Class Link.

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Individual Remote and Full-Time Fulton Virtual Instruction

Return to School Virtual Briefings

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Topic Lead DatesBoard Presentation Mike Looney/Julia Bernath July 1

Health and Safety Protocols Patrick Burke/Lynne Meadows

July 1

Services for Exceptional Children (special education)

Chris Matthews July 2

Individual Remote Learning – ES Cliff Jones July 7Individual Remote Learning – MS Cliff Jones July 8Full-Time Fulton Virtual – HS Cliff Jones July 9Transportation Patrick Burke/Vickie Cross July 12Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Steven Craft/Matt

KoperniakJuly 14

Gaps and catching up (Assessments) Amy Barger July 15

Nutrition Alyssia Wright July 15Technology (Devices, online platforms, Infinite Campus)

Emily Bell July 16

Employees Return to Work (Internal)

Ron Wade July 17